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US History
Unit 10 test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did the Hawley-Smoot Tariff do? | It placed a tax on imports in 1930. |
| What amendment ended prohibition? | 21st amendment |
| What message were flappers trying to send? | They were to trying to make a break from the traditional roles of women |
| How did the mass media affect America in the 1920's? | It helped create a national culture. |
| What were the long term results of prohibition? | It caused the growth of organized crime (mafia) |
| Why did some states ban the teaching of evolution? | Because it went against the Bible’s account of creation |
| Why did African-American migrate north in the 1920's? | They moved in search of better jobs and to escape discrimination in the South |
| Who brought Jazz music to the North? | African Americans |
| Who did the KKK target with their acts of terror? | They targeted African-Americans, Catholics, Jews, and immigrants |
| Why did women not vote in large masses right away after waiting so long to get the right to vote? | They didn’t feel comfortable voting, the couldn’t leave their children at home to vote, and many families discouraged them from voting |
| What key beliefs did the Republican party focus on in the 1920's? | They focused on isolationism and laissez-faire business policies |
| What was responsible for the economy growing so well in the 1920's? | Consumers buying things on credit |
| What impact did Ford Motor Company have on other industries? | It helped boost production in other industries |
| What were the main causes of the Great Depression? | Uneven prosperity, personal debt, overproduction, and stock market speculation |
| How did Ford re-invent the assembly line? | He made it more efficient by having workers stay in one place and do the same thing over and over. |
| What group of people suffered the most during the 1920's? | Farmers and factory workers |
| How were African-Americans, Hispanics, and Asians affected by the depression? | They lost jobs to whites during the depression |
| What caused the stock market to crash? | People raced to sell all their shares and it caused the market to crash |
| What was the key disagreement between Roosevelt and Hoover in the 1932 election? | Their disagreement was over what role the government should play in fixing people’s problems |
| What caused many banks to close during the depression? | Banks closed when they couldn’t return people’s savings to them |
| How did the Great Depression affect other countries around the world? | It created a worldwide depression |
| How were female workers treated during the Great Depression? | They were accused of taking jobs away from men |
| What things did the New Deal fail to address? | It failed to protect domestic workers |
| What issues did Progressives have with the New Deal? | They felt the New Deal didn’t do enough to redistribute the wealth |
| What role did Eleanor Roosevelt play in the New Deal? | She went out and actively campaigned for the New Deal |
| What was the purpose of the Second New Deal? | Its purpose was to do more for ordinary Americans |
| What role did movies play for Americans in the 1930? | They provided a temporary escape from the problems going on in society |
| What did Roosevelt do in his first 100 days in office? | He pushed Congress to pass legislation to improve the economy |
| What was the end result of the New Deal? | It did create some short-term economic improvement |
| Al Capone | Famous Chicago gangster nicknamed “scarface” |
| Clarence Darrow | Lawyer in the Scopes Trial who supported “Evolution” and free speech |
| Amelia Earhart | First woman to fly across the Atlantic solo |
| Louis Armstrong | Famous Jazz musician of the 1920’s |
| Marcus Garvey | Leader of the movement for African-American pride |
| Bootleggers | People who supplied illegal alcohol during prohibition |
| Lost Generation | American writers of the 1920’s who were turned off by American culture. |
| Jazz Age | New style of music that emerged in the 1920’s and was heavily influenced by African-Americans |
| Harlem Renaissance | African-American literary movement of the 1920’s. |
| Speakeasies | People who ran illegal bars during prohibition |
| Isolationism | Policy of avoiding alliances with foreign countries to stay out of conflict |
| Welfare Capitalism | Offering workers higher wages and providing benefits |
| Red Scare | Intense fear of communism that took place in American in the 1920’s |
| Quota | A numerical unit |
| Buying on margin | The practice of making high risk investments in hopes of big returns |
| Hooverville | Make shift towns built by homeless people during the depression |
| Black Tuesday | October 29, 1929 (date the stock market crashed) |
| Business cycle | Period in which the economy grows and then contracts |
| National Debt | The money that the government has borrowed and has yet to pay back |
| Coalition | An alliance of groups with similar goals |
| Public Works Program | Government funded projects to build public facilities |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | Project that helped farmers and created jobs with a hydroelectric power plant |
| Social Security | Program that provided old-age pensions for workers, unemployment insurance, and other benefits |
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